Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires
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The Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires (AEAR) was a French association of revolutionary artists and writers active between 1932 and 1939.
An association of the same name was formed in 2006.
The AEAR was founded by communist and communist-sympathizing writers in March 1932 as the French section of the , established by the Comintern in the Soviet Union in 1930. Leading figures included Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Léon Moussinac, Charles Vildrac and Francis Jourdain.
The members of the AEAR mobilized against war and fascism. Together with the (FMP), the organization played a key role in introducing Soviet music to France. Among other activities, the AEAR published the journal Commune.[1]
Notable members[]
(Selection)
- Henri-Georges Adam
- Yves Allégret
- Henri Barbusse
- Jean Bernier
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- André Breton (left the group in 1933)
- Luis Buñuel
- Claude Cahun (civil name Lucy Schwob)
- Max Ernst
- Élie Faure
- André Gide
- Jean Giono
- Francis Jourdain
- Max Lingner
- Eli Lotar
- Suzanne Malherbe (alias Marcel Moore)
- Léon Moussinac
- Paul Nizan
- Jean Painlevé
- Man Ray (briefly)
- Vladimir Pozner
- Paul Vaillant-Couturier
- Jean Vigo
- Charles Vildrac
References[]
- ^ "A.E.A.R. - Historique" [AEAR - History] (in French). Pantin, France: Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07.
External links[]
Categories:
- French art
- French literature
- French writers' organizations
- Arts organizations based in France
- Non-profit organizations based in France
- 1932 establishments in France
- 1939 disestablishments in France
- Arts organizations established in 1932
- Organizations disestablished in 1939